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Top 11 Lessons from FutureReady365

Top 11 Lessons from FutureReady365

365 days of solutions, strategies, tactics, and tips by information professionals around the world. Here are some lessons Cindy Romaine learned from the experience of running a daily blog. Read more...

Future Now: Operation Agility

Future Now: Operation Agility

How can we best be prepared for a future which is already here? Read more...

Leaping Off the Edge to New Opportunities

Leaping Off the Edge to New Opportunities

I often hear my colleagues discuss how SLA or other professional associations need to do more for members. What I don’t hear so much is how we can do more for ourselves. Read more...

Living in the ‘New Normal’

Living in the ‘New Normal’

I try not to be one of those who laments the loss of former times, but we are moving in a "new normal" and must take action to become a part of it. Read more...

Federal Librarians Are Trending and Are Future Ready!

Federal Librarians Are Trending and Are Future Ready!

Do you know the seven major trends defining how libraries can become future ready? Read more...

Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference

The future comes one day at a time; use each day to prepare for it. Read more...

MLW 2011, from the eyes of a first-time attendee

MLW 2011, from the eyes of a first-time attendee

The time-tested future ready recipe? A dash of professional development, a pinch of service obligation and a pound of...camaraderie. Read more...

Developing from the past, into the future

Developing from the past, into the future

December 14, 2011

ProQuest Dialog is trying to find it's future ready path without letting go of the deep past they have.

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Future Ready Libraries are Diverse

Future Ready Libraries are Diverse

December 13, 2011

There is no institution other than a library, where different philosophy of thoughts, cultures, political views, religious beliefs converge. But are the faces of the professional staff in alignment to the tenets of that diversity?

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Marketing & Presentation

Marketing & Presentation

December 12, 2011

Many of us are afraid of marketing ourselves. But why? There's no product you know better than yourself!

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The Joys of Serendipity

The Joys of Serendipity

December 11, 2011

NPR's Serendipity Days give staff the opportunity to work on a project uninterrupted. What would you do with Serendipity Days?

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Collaboration as part of the library visibility

Collaboration as part of the library visibility

December 10, 2011

What if the role of the librarian is to help navigate the onslaught of constant and immediate data? To help our users turn time into money?

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Is this seat taken?

Is this seat taken?

December 9, 2011

Why is that we spend so much time evaluating old stereotypes? Forget about the past, and determine the best approach to make sure we’re included in whatever the next discussion is.

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Rethinking a zoo library: two new librarians’ perspectives on shaping your own future

Rethinking a zoo library: two new librarians’ perspectives on shaping your own future

December 8, 2011

The future comes whether you feel ready for it or not. But you can weather it better if you take a few deep breaths and plan.

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Rethinking a zoo library: two new librarians’ perspectives on shaping your own future

Rethinking a zoo library: two new librarians’ perspectives on shaping your own future

December 7, 2011

How can a small library expand their patron base? Starting with the tried-and-true "low-tech" methods can still be highly effective.

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Anticipation…

Anticipation…

December 6, 2011

Just-in-time attitudes keep us treading water in tough economic times. We need to prepare for the future before it arrives.

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Don’t Confuse Effort with Results

Don’t Confuse Effort with Results

December 5, 2011

You can develop personal and professional skills, work hard, be busy - but it is all meaningless if you cannot produce results that matter.

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